Chasm of the Abyss

Chasm of the Abyss

The chasm is accessed through Oolacile Township. There is a bonfire just before the entrance to the Abyss. From here you can teleport to and from any other bonfire in the DLC.

As you enter the chasm you will notice that visibility is minimal. You can still move your way around without light unlike the Tomb of the Giants. If you feel like you have to have more light you can always cast Light or use the Skull lantern from the Tomb of the Giants.

Do not walk straight as you enter the chasm. This looks like the obvious path, but it drops off suddenly in the abyss. Instead, look to your left and begin walking down the trail. Continue in this direction until you come across a gold light. From here you have three direction choices.

The first option is to continue on to the left. Here you will find five enemies. These are the same enemy types you found in Oolacile Township -- long armed purple creatures. Lure them one at a time. Be aware of the sorcerer. She will begin casting spells as soon as you lure the first enemy, so pull one and run. After you kill one or two you can hit the sorcerer with range spells or arrows without fear or pulling another enemy. After you killed all of them there will be a soul to claim.

Now head back the way you came. Walk towards the gold light. If you turn to the right there will be an enemy and a soul to claim a little further down the path. That path dead ends. Turn back around and follow the path down with the wall on your left.

As you begin to descend you will notice dozens of black Spirits. You can skip that for now. Keep walking along the path until you reach a narrow crossing over the spirits below. After crossing the bridge you will have a choice to go left or right. Go left and the floor beneath you will disappear dropping you into a new area.

From here you can find the shortcut back up to Royal Wood. Just follow the wall on the left to find the elevator. Keep in mind that with all the bonfires now lit you won't have much need for this short cut.

Just around the corner outside the doorway to the elevator is an illusory wall. Give it a good whack and enter another chamber with a few more Spirits. A young, cuddly Great Gray Wolf Sif sits in a circle of light. Be careful not to hit him. Once you kill the Spirits, approach Sif and he'll howl and disappear, leaving his late master's shield behind. (You do not need to be in Human form to approach Sif. Confirmed.)

In the same vicinity of the shortcut you will find several more spirits. They don't have any attacks. They simply walk towards you and drain your life upon touching you. You can not block them, so if you are a melee class switch your weapon to two-handed. If you don't want to waste your time fighting the spirits you can easily run around them -- they move very slow.

If you continue on past the shortcut keeping the chasm on your left you will stumble upon an orange light. From here you have to path choices.

Take the path that lowers you deeper into the abyss. Follow this path and keep the wall on your right. You will treck along a narrow passge that will lead you into several spirits. At the end of the path awaits another soul item.

Backpedal to where you began descending and now choose the ascending path. At the top of the path you will find another soul item and a drop into the pit where you first saw the dozens of spirits.

In this area is a unique item. If you look around the edges by the narrow crossing you passed on earlier, you will find a drop. Drop down to find a unique item that says a comment when used. You can use this for co-op pvp.

The next path you need to take is highlighted with three colored lights. Between the lights is a descending stone pillar. Take this path to the final area.

From here your path will spiral around to the right. If you look carefully you will notice a passage on the right as you are descending. Take this route. On this path you will find a few spirits guarding a soul that contains a White Titanite Slab.

If you drop down from here you will see the fog in front of you. Behind you is another soul item guarded by more spirits. Kill them and claim your prize.